Tornado History Map

Tehama County, California tornado history

12 tornadoes recorded in or across Tehama County from 1978 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Tehama County

The Storm Prediction Center records 12 tornadoes whose paths touched Tehama County, California between 1978 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is March, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 24 September 1986. The most recent was on 3 January 2025.

  • 12tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 41per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Tehama County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0867%
F1 / EF118%
F2 / EF2217%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating18%

Tehama County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2020s.1970s31980s32010s22020s4

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s3
1980s3
2010s2
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Mar.Jan3Feb1Mar4Apr2May1Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan3
Feb1
Mar4
Apr2
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Tehama County

  • Strongest: California tornado24 September 1986, F2, 1 injury, 2 miles long
  • Longest path: California tornado4 January 2021, EF0, 2.7 miles long
  • Most recent: California tornado3 January 2025, Unknown rating, 0.8 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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